Two Licences, One Server & One Project

[Soulnet]

I just bought a copy of RPG maker MV for the missus to help out with my project (she wanted to draw maps cause it looked fun).


My questions is though, we have two pcs. My project is saved on our server. If we both access the rpg maker save at the same time, both make different edits, both click save, will the server save file pick it all up and not have conflicts or corrupt the file etc...? So does it work like a commercial CRM?


Thanking in advance

 

[Andar]

not really - if you both work on the project at the same time, you will run the risk of erasing the other work on saving.


But with a bit of coordination it's easy to combine files after different parts have been edited - you just need one master copy to keep, and two working copies (one for each of you) and then transfer the resulting work files to the master copy after the work is completed and copy the master over the working copies after each transfer.


Please search the forum - there are already several topics on how that is done, and I don't want to rewrite all that.

 

[Shaz]

Yeah, two people editing the same project at the same time is inviting disaster.  If you JUST work on the database and she JUST works on maps, it will be less severe, but unfortunately when you hit save, it saves everything - the current map AND the database.  Plus, while working on maps, she's also updating the database (MapInfos.json file) and if she's doing any eventing she's probably also updating System.json with switch and variable names.  Whoever saves the project last will put their copy of all the database files into your main project.


I agree - one "master" copy plus a "developer" copy for each of you, and be careful about who saves what over to the master.

 

[Soulnet]

I'm not sure how having a copy each then a master copy would work given your info.


For example if computer a edited switch 1 to TEST1 and copied it to the master, but then computer 2 edited switch 2 to TEST2 but didn't touch switch 1, in theory the master copy would only have the last result not both as it's over written, not merged...


@Andar care to give me a clue to what keywords to search for? I don't think i'm using the right term thus came up with no result.

 

[Shaz]

that's right.  You should not both be making changes to the same thing (switches/variables) at the same time.  One of you should make changes, "commit" them to the master (by manually copying the files), then the second person can take a copy of the master files into their own project and do their work.


There is no "merge" facility.


Although, MV uses json, so I believe some people ARE using git to store their files, which IS capable of merging.  Maybe it's not as big an issue in MV as it was in previous versions of the engines.  But you're still going to lose data if you're both working on the same project at the same time.

 

[Soulnet]

Bummer. Seems such a pity. 


Thanks for the quick reply peeps

 

[Andar]

For example if computer a edited switch 1 to TEST1 and copied it to the master, but then computer 2 edited switch 2 to TEST2 but didn't touch switch 1, in theory the master copy would only have the last result not both as it's over written, not merged...

Of course that won't work, and that's why you need to coordinate.


The second worker has to know what the first worker is currently working on, and must not work on anything related. They can only switch the parts they're working on after the master has been distributed again. So you can work on different maps, or one could work on the database and one on maps, but you can't work on the same areas until the master is compiled again.

 

[zebaroth]

the way i would do this is have project save on both pc's and have the one be the master that you or wife would update. like say she dose mapping saves on her pc then she updates the master and you use the maps on your save and then update the master